Canada has proposed regulatory changes requiring CBSA officers and Immigration and Refugee Board members to explicitly consider gender based violence risk and survivor status before detaining someone or reviewing their release. The Canadian Council for Refugees has voiced strong support, calling the changes a long overdue protection for vulnerable individuals. What Regulatory Changes Are Being...
Manitoba is investing more than $330,000 across seven projects in rural francophone and bilingual municipalities, covering libraries, parks, arenas, and youth programs. For prospective immigrants, this signals continued provincial investment in francophone communities, which matters directly for those considering Manitoba’s French speaking immigration pathways. What Did Manitoba Just Announce? The Manitoba government has committed more...
In July 2026, new international student arrivals rose 92 percent from June, reaching 5,820, while new temporary worker arrivals fell 24 percent to 15,395. Year over year, both categories remained far below 2024 and 2025 levels, reflecting Canada’s ongoing plan to reduce its temporary resident population. July brought a mixed signal for anyone tracking Canada’s...
Canada’s refugee protection claim backlog continued to decline in August 2026, with 259,085 claims pending before the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) at the end of the month. The latest Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) statistics show that finalizations continued to exceed new claim intake. The August figures mark another step down from the...
Canada has ended a public policy that allowed certain previously undeclared or unexamined family members of eligible refugees and protected persons to be sponsored despite the exclusion rules in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. The policy ended on September 10, 2026. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says applications received between May 31, 2019 and...
Canada had 510,200 job vacancies in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest Statistics Canada Job Vacancy and Wage Survey. The number of vacancies was little changed from the previous quarter, while the national job vacancy rate remained at 2.8%. The data offers a current snapshot of Canadian labour demand and provides useful...
British Columbia issued 33 invitations to apply on September 17, 2026, through the Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative under the BC Provincial Nominee Program. Candidates needed a minimum score of 60 points. The stream targets health authority employees in cleaning and security roles working in rural or remote BC communities. British Columbia PNP Health Draw...
Yes. Saskatchewan’s September 14–15, 2026 capped-sector intake for retail, trucking, accommodation and food services reached its limits in every sector, with all 550 available positions claimed. Food Services, the last sector to open, filled all 175 spots on September 15. This was the final capped-sector intake of the year; a previously scheduled November window has...
The temporary policy for undeclared family members Canada sponsorship ended on September 10, 2026. IRCC will continue processing eligible applications received between May 31, 2019 and September 10, 2026, but applications submitted after the deadline are no longer covered by the policy. The policy had allowed certain permanent residents to sponsor eligible spouses, common-law partners,...
